Job 23:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Behold,הֵ֤ן
(hen)
2005: lo! behold!a prim. interj.
I goאֶהֱלֹ֣ךְ
(e·he·loch)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
forwardקֶ֣דֶם
(ke·dem)
6924a: front, east, formerlyfrom an unused word
but He is not [there], And backward,וְ֝אָחֹ֗ור
(ve·'a·cho·vr)
268: the hind side, back partfrom achar
but I cannotוְֽלֹא־
(ve·lo-)
3808: nota prim. adverb
perceiveאָבִ֥ין
(a·vin)
995: to discerna prim. root
Him; 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
Behold I go
halak  (haw-lak')
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
forward
qedem  (keh'-dem)
the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)
but he is not there and backward
'achowr  (aw-khore')
the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the West -- after(-ward), back (part, -side, -ward), hereafter, (be-)hind(-er part), time to come, without.
but I cannot perceive
biyn  (bene)
to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand
him
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Behold, I go forward but He is not there, And backward, but I cannot perceive Him;

King James Bible
Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If I go east, He is not there, and if I go west, I cannot perceive Him.

International Standard Version
"Look! If I go east, he isn't there! If I go to the west, I don't perceive him.

NET Bible
"If I go to the east, he is not there, and to the west, yet I do not perceive him.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
However, if I go east, he isn't there. If I go west, I can't find him.

King James 2000 Bible
Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:
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